Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in October 1,
1863. Left State for Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863. Attached to District
of Columbus, Ky. 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee,
December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army corps, to January, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade,
2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 2nd
Brigade, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to December,
1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to June, 1865.
Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.
SERVICE. – Expedition to Paris, Tenn., December 14-23, 1863.
Action at Huntington, Tenn., December 27. Expedition from Union City to Trenton
January 22-24, 1864. Bolivar February 6 (Detachment). Smith's Expedition to
Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. West Point February 20-21. Okolona February
21-22. Ivey's Hill February 22. Hudsonville February 25. Regiment complimented
by Generals Smith and Grierson for soldierly bearing and conduct during the
Expedition. Near Raleigh, Tenn., April 3. Wolf River April 8. Near Raleigh
April 9 (Detachment). Cypress Swamp April 10. Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley,
Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Ripley
June 7. Brice's Cross Roads (or Tishamingo Creek), near Guntown, June 10.
Ripley June 11. White's Station June 20 and 26. Byhalia Road, near
Colliersville, July 2. Action at Port Gibson, Miss., July 17. Grand Gulf July
19. Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9.
Hurricane Creek August 9-13-14 and 19. Oxford August 9 and 11. Lamar August 14.
Colliersville August 28. White Station October 4. Near Memphis October 4 (1
Company). Memphis, Tenn., October 20 and 24. Nonconah Creek October 29 (Co.
"F"). March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price
September-November. Action at Little Blue, Mo., October 21. Independence
October 22. Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Mine Creek,
Marias des Cygnes, October 25. At the Marmiton, or Battle of Chariot, October
25. Grierson's Expedition from Memphis to destroy Mobile & Ohio R. R.
December 21, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Capture of Verona December 25, 1864.
Egypt Station December 28. Lexington January 2, 1865. Duty at Memphis and along
Memphis & Charleston R. R. till June, 1865. Expedition from Memphis to
Marion, Ark., January 19-22 (Detachment). Expedition from Memphis into Northern
Mississippi March 3-11, 1865. Moved to Alexandria, La., June 6-16. Consolidated
to 6 Companies July 21. March to Hempstead, Texas, August 5-26. Duty there and
at Austin, Texas, till February, 1866. Mustered out at Austin, Texas, February
18, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 47 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 243 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 294.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1108
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